Girly Man Trump bullies young Caribbean and Latin baseball players, won’t let them play in Venezuela Winter Leagues. This must be one of those things that only punishes Venezuela’s elected government, has no effect on others and could easily be solved by letting US bankers run Venezuela again

The murkiness of the LVBP’s link to a government-run business spurred MLB to consider the ban and consult with the Major League Baseball Players Association, according to sources. The fear, sources said, is that players agreeing to deals with a government-affiliated entity — or agents consummating the deals — would run afoul of the Aug. 5 executive order, which banned any such transactions.

Venezuela, once a bustling economic power in Latin America, has plunged into crisis, with widespread food and medicine shortages….The U.S. recognizes Juan Guaidó, the leader of the opposition, as president instead of [the country’s elected Pesident] Maduro, who remains in power.

While all of the concerns about the executive order could be mollified by an agreement between the United States and Venezuela — both countries on Thursday acknowledged recent back channel discussions — MLB’s desire to abide by it comes at a moment when the league’s international dealings have been under scrutiny.